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Note: From the 1860 Federal Census of Jefferson County, Missouri; Plattin Township, Avoca Post Office; taken October 14, 1860; household #84. Lillie is listed with her parents and family: Lilly Wagoner; age- 3, female, born- Missouri ================= From the 1870 Federal Census of Jefferson County, Missouri; Plattin Township, Hillsboro Post Office; taken June 6, 1870; Mary Lillie is listed with her family in household #104: Waggoner, Lillie; age 12, female, white, at home, born-MO, attending school ================ From the 1880 Federal Census of Jefferson County, Missouri, Plattin Township, taken June 16, 1880, household #219. Lillie is listed in the home of her parents and some siblings: Waggener, Lillie; age- 22, female, daughter, at home, born- MO, parents born- VA/ KY ================ From "The Jefferson Democrat" newspaper of Hillsboro, Jefferson, Missouri; sent to me courtesy of Charlotte Maness: ****** WEDNESDAY, 29 MARCH 1888 - CRYSTAL and FESTUS - Misses Florence ENGLAND and Lily WAGGENER were in town, last week, at Mrs. S.T. WAGGENER's. ******* WEDNESDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 1888 - MARRIED - A large number of the relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. ENGLAND assembled at their residence on last Wednesday evening, Sept. 12, to witness the marriage of their daughter, Maggie B. ENGLAND, to Mr. Jas. S. IRWIN........ Among the guests from a distance were Mr. C. DUMM, J.H. WATTENER, Mr. Harry GILBERT, Miss Mary KIELTY, St. Louis; Mr. James MITCHELL, Sugar Loaf Springs, Ark.; W.R. DONNELL, and wife Hillsboro; T.A. CHARLES and wife, Pevely; D.C. McCORMACK, Plattin; J.O. JOHNSON and wife, the Misses Essie and Lily IRWIN, sisters of the groom, Miss Lilla BRIERTON, W.H. WAGGENER, Mrs. S.T. WAGGENER, Sidney ENGLAND, Festus Mo.; Miss Lottie ENGLAND, Miss Lilly WAGGENER, B.A. BROOKS, Rush Tower, Mo..... (See the notes of Mary Lilly's niece, Margaret England, for the whole wedding story.) ================ From 1900 Federal Census of Jefferson County, Missouri, Joachim Township, District 54, Sheet 11, taken June 8, 1900, ); living on Second Street, apparently in Festus, but no house numbers given, household 198; from ancestry.com, image 21 of 26. Mary Lillie is listed in the household of her widowed mother: ---- Mary L.; daughter, female, born- Aug 1858, age- 41, single, born- Missouri, father born- Virginia, mother born- Illinois, no occupation listed, r/w ================ From the 1910 Federal Census of the City of Festus, Joachim Township, Jefferson County, Missouri, district 33, sheet 16B, page 126, taken May 3, 1910, household 347; from genealogy.com: Waggener, Lillie M.; head of household, female, age- 52, single, born- Missouri, father born- Virginia, mother born- Illinois, occupation- none/ housework, r/w's, rents home/ home is a house ------ James H.; brother, male, age- 71, single, born- Kentucky, father born- Missouri, mother born- Illinois, occupation- Notary/ Public, r/w's (Lillie and James are living fairly close to the households of their brothers Jesse and Stokley. This may be the same house she was living in, in 1900.-RW) =============== From the Jefferson County Record; dated Feb. 27, 1913; posted on-line by Fran Vaughn: From a story from Danby ****** Miss Lily WAGGENER of Festus will make her future home here with her brother J. E. Waggener =============== From "History of Jefferson County, Missouri and Festus, Missouri" by Howard C. Litton; Festus, Missouri; Second Edition, May 1987: ***** From a newspaper story from around 1913; "Miss Lily Waggener spent last Friday with her niece, Mrs. H. H. Weaver in Rush Tower." ================ From the 1920 Federal Census of Jefferson County, Missouri, Joachim Township, City of Festus, Ward #4, District 11, Sheet # 8B, taken January 9, 1920. Lilly is listed in the home of a W. H. Hilliard and his wife. They are just down the street from the homes of her brothers Stokley and Frank: Waggener, Lilly; boarder, female, age- 60, single, reads/writes, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, occupation- none ================ From the 1930 Federal Census of Festus Town, Ward 1, Jefferson County, Joachim Township, Missouri, district 50-6, sheet3A, taken April 3, 1930, household #44, on North 2nd Street; from ancestry.com, image 5 of 24: Lilly is living in the household of a 65 year old widow, Nellie Hunter: Waggener, Lily; roomer, female, age- 65, single, r/w's, born- Missouri, father born- Virginia, mother born- Illinois, occupation- Agent/ Perfume Company =============== Lilly is buried with her mother Mary and her brother James Henry in the Gamel- Methodist Cemetery, in Festus, Missouri (off Lee Ave. near Highway A and Interstate 55). Their headstone reads: Mary Waggener Born Sept. 15, 1918 Died Jan. 1, 1904 Lilly Waggener 1857- 1937 James H. Waggener 1939- 1912 ============== I have obtained a copy of the probate papers for Mary Lily from Jefferson County, Missouri. Her will was dated April 2, 1914, and was submitted to probate on June 3, 1937. The will: I, Mary Lily Waggener of the County of Jefferson and the State of Missouri, being of sound mind and of a disposition to make final arrangement as to my property interests do declare this to be my last Will and Testament. First, I desire that all my just debts be paid. Second, I give, desire and bequeath to my beloved niece Frankie W. Brands, all of my property of every description and nature both real and personal. Third, I hereby appoint my brother, W. H. Waggener as Executor of this my last Will and Testament and request that he be not required to give the usual bond. Mary Lily Waggener Signed as Witnesses to the forgoing testament on this the 2nd day of April 1914 in the presence of each other. H.H. Weaver Florence Weaver (Frankie W. Brands was the youngest daughter of Mary Lily's sister Harriet Alice Brands. Florence Weaver was a daughter of Mary's oldest sister Elizabeth England, and Homer Hoyt was her husband. Florence and Homer were still around in 1937, to act as witnesses. Frankie had married by 1937 to a Mr. Jordan. Frankie ended up acting as the administratrix of the will, because Mary Lily's brother William Horace Waggener was deceased by this time. In fact, Mary Lily was the last survivor of all of her siblings. It does not appear that Mary Lily actually had much property to pass on to Frankie, just some shares of stock in the Farmer's and Merchants Bank of Festus and some cash in the same bank. -RW) ============ I have obtained a copy of the death certificate for Lilly from the State of Missouri: Missouri State of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics Certificate of death File #14766; Reg. #4262 Place of death: St. Louis, Mo.; Barnes Hospital Name: Lilly Waggener Residence: 6600 Washington, unknown, Mo. Sex: female Color; white Marital status: single Date of birth: August 30, 1856 Age: 80 years, 7 months, 24 days Occupation: housework Birthplace: Jefferson County, Missouri Father: R. G. Waggener Birthplace: Virginia Maiden name of mother: Mary Moore Birthplace: Kentucky Informant: R. S. England Residence: Festus, Mo. Burial: Festus, Mo.; April 26, 1937 Date of death: April 24, 1937 Cause of death: fracture of hip/ carcinoma of rectum/ terminal bronchopneumonia External cause: Accident at Barnes Hospital, fell on floor, fractured hip
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